About Enid McElwee
Lived 1914 – 2001 (aged 87). Enid McElwee was a New Zealand fencer.
Frances Enid Milne (formerly McElwee, née Wheeler; 24 March 1914 – 10 November 2001) was a New Zealand fencer, who represented her country at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Early life and family Born Frances Enid Wheeler in Feilding on 24 March 1914, Milne was the daughter of Dorothy Maude Wheeler (née Götz)—the sister of Leon Götz—and Arthur Leslie Wheeler. She married George Portlock McElwee of Christchurch in 1936, but the couple later divorced, and she married Ian McIntosh Milne.
Fencing McElwee was a member of the Canterbury Swords Club. At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, she represented New Zealand in the individual women's foil.
Death Milne died in Paekākāriki on 10 November 2001.
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New Zealand fencer
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Enid McElwee was born on 24 March 1914 in Feilding.
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Enid McElwee died on 10 November 2001 in Paekākāriki.
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Enid McElwee was a fencer.
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Enid McElwee was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Enid McElwee. https://biography.guide/enid-mcelwee/
MLA: "Enid McElwee." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/enid-mcelwee/.
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